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Connecting AI prompts together
Hey everyone! I wanted to share a side project I've been developing - a visual workflow builder for chaining together AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.
I know many developers here create projects that interface with AI services, so I wanted to streamline that process. Here's what makes this tool special:
Key Advantages:
* Design and modify AI prompt chains through a visual...
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You don't have anything yet so what do they value it on?
But holding to mind most employees don't really understand them, I'd say it is possible if you can sell the dream.
I've never found it to do much though. It makes it more complex than it needs to be.
Performance related pay is much more simple.
Also, keep your cap table clean, and any minority shareholders collectively below 10%.
I...
Equity Compensation: Is it Overrated for Startup Employees?
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AI-based products / AI workflow tool
I see there are many tools available that are based on AI. Essentially a wrapper around GPT4o, Claude, etc, to guide the user more effectively.
As so many of you are innovating with these kinds of products, I was thinking about creating a free tool where you have a single API request and then you can drag/drop a workflow of AI agents together and finally return the output to the request (or...
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Execution is everything, right?
How worried are you about your idea being stolen?
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Built our own tools in-house and also using LinkedIn, X.com, ProductHunt - most is my reputation/word-of-mouth :)
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Slow! But a bit better since getting the verified badge, but still slow. It's only been a week though ;)
What's your experience promoting on X?
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How worried are you about your idea being stolen?
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Too often sales/marketing can be neglected, building features for a few clients demanding a lot when sometimes they just need a different tool. An example was when I had a contract management tool - 2 clients said they'd buy if we built in redaction, but an integration with a redaction tool would have been preferable. It's easy to get distracted by the wrong features!
Are Early Adopters Shaping or Sidetracking Your Product?
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Are Early Adopters Shaping or Sidetracking Your Product?
Someone once said to me "be careful that your customers don't end up owning you" and it rang true, I once tried to build everything in to please everyone and got very sidetracked. There's a fine line between sticking to your roadmap and pleasing early adopters, right?
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Take small moments to pause, breathe and observe my emotions and state
What's a daily habit you practice to improve yourself?
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Bootstrapping vs. Seeking Investors
I've had projects that were bootstrapped, yet my last big business was investor backed, including a huge crowdfunding campaign we ran on Crowdcube. I would never go the investor route again! But it's not to say I don't think it's right.
Ultimately I feel everyone's position is different. One round usually means another, and further dilution.
A $1bn exit at 20% is just the same return as a...
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Building in Public: Sharing Too Much or Just Enough?
Sharing your product development journey can build a community, but does it also risk exposing your ideas to competitors? How transparent should founders be? I meet founders that are very protective of their ideas, yet others are open. I think I heard in an Indie Hackers podcast once that there is always about 10 people pursuing your idea, and execution is everything! And luck...a bit of luck ;)
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What an awesome idea for a tool! Thank you
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Hey Borja! Good to connect :) let's grow together!
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Introducing myself, and 12 start-ups in 12 months
If 90% of start-ups fail, why not launch 12 of them? ;)
I wanted to say hi, I'm Nick. I've helped scale 100+ software projects over 10 years in a digital agency (build and marketing) and then ran my own SaaS business for 8 years. I grew fast, made some mistakes and failed hard.
Now, I'm back and in the consultancy world with an epic team, building and launching a product each month, and...
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What are your top 3 tips for launching successfully on Product Hunt?
Of course, having a good idea and problem you're solving is a given, but say you have all the usual things in order, what would you advise? I've found so much mixed advice online, and I want to do it ethically!
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Thanks for asking this question - I'm curious of the same!
What key steps did you take before launching on Product Hunt for a successful debut?
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Upwork can be painful these days, so much noise and AI-generated responses/proposals. Instead of combating it, they introduced features to make it easier!
Doing for equity is a good option but make sure you have solid terms. Many developers will jump ship if they don't see the traction quick enough, and leave you with code you can't maintain.
First stage always to validate the idea. Build a...
When creating your product, what helped you find quality developers?
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